Overview
- The government told Parliament that Operation Sindoor remains ready to resume after meeting its objectives and that no foreign leader sought its suspension.
- Prime Minister Modi said Pakistani airbases hit by the May 7 precision strikes are “still in ICU” and stressed that nuclear threats would no longer deter India.
- Home Minister Amit Shah reported that Operation Mahadev eliminated three Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders near Srinagar and cited forensic matches linking their rifles to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre.
- Opposition MPs demanded transparency on how many Indian jets were downed during Operation Sindoor, the conditions of the May 10 ceasefire and a timetable for reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and other leaders outlined a new counterterror doctrine rejecting nuclear blackmail and asserting India’s sole authority to choose timing and targets.